Cantonese words starting with S

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细作
sai3 zok3(old) spy; secret agent
sai3 zuk6profane; worldly
势族
sai3 zuk6influential family
sai3 zung1Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
sai3 zung1 daai6 wong4Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
sai3 zyun1World Honored One
sai6to devour; to snap at
sai6bank; name of a river
sai6divine by stalk; divination stick
sai6oath; to swear
sai6(of time) to pass; to vanish
誓不罢休
sai6 bat1 baa6 jau1never give up; refusing to give up
sai6 bat1 faan2 fui3to vow not to break one's promise
誓不两立
sai6 bat1 loeng5 laap6the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
誓词
sai6 ci4oath
sai6 heoi3to elapse; to die
sai6 jin4to pledge; oath
誓约
sai6 joek3oath; pledge
誓愿
sai6 jyun6(verb) to swear; to vow an oath
誓愿当食生菜
sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3to make a vow or a pledge casually without really thinking about following through with it
䛚愿当食生菜
sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3to make a vow or a pledge casually without really thinking about following through with it [colloquial]
噬菌体
sai6 kwan2 tai2bacteriophage; phage
sai6 ngaau5to bite
sai6 sai3to pass away
誓神劈愿
sai6 san4 pek3 jyun6to swear a solemn oath
sai6 sei2to pledge one's life
誓死不从
sai6 sei2 bat1 cung4to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)
sai6 sei2 bat1 hong4to vow to fight to the death
誓师
sai6 si1to vow before one's troops
sai6 ze2the dead
誓绝
sai6 zyut6to abjure
sak1great grandchildren
塞车
sak1 ce1traffic jam
窿
sak1 dau6 lung1the slang for a young kid or child
窿塞窦窿
sak1 dau6 lung4children, kids
sak1 gu2 mang4 zang1Having to make decisions even when the situation is unknown
sak1 jam1(linguistics) plosive; stop
sak1 ji5to block one's ears (not wishing to hear)
塞给
sak1 kap1to slip sb sth; to insert surreptitiously
sak1 laai1 je4 fat6(Tw) Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
sak1 lak6 mou5Salem, capital of Oregon; Salem, city in India
塞万提斯
sak1 maan6 tai4 si1Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616), Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, author of Don Quixote 堂吉訶德|堂吉诃德[Tang2 ji2 he1 de2]
滿塞满
sak1 mun5to stuff full; packed tight
sak1 ngaa4to get food stuck between one's teeth
sak1 zi2cork
塞席尔
sak1 zik6 ji5(Tw) the Seychelles
sak1 zo6thiazole (chemistry)
sam1heart; intention; core M: 颗kē [颗] ; conscience
sam1heart; radical number 61
sam1forest; dark; rising closely

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